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Rittal launches an edge data centre 'to go' solution
Hyperscale

Rittal launches an edge data centre 'to go' solution

Rittal unveils its Edge Data Centre, offering a ready-to-use, scalable IT infrastructure solution tailored for rapid deployment and IoT efficiency.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018
Alibaba Cloud commits to EU with launch of 8 new products at MWC18
Unified Communications

Alibaba Cloud commits to EU with launch of 8 new products at MWC18

The Chinese giant announced the launch of the new products for Europe at MWC 18, stressing its commitment to the region for the future.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018
2017 sees smartphone shipments decline for the first time ever
Apple

2017 sees smartphone shipments decline for the first time ever

Smartphone shipments fell in 2017 for the first time since their inception with some regions worse than others, but IDC remains optimistic.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018
Ericsson CEO declares 5G “open for business” at MWC 2018
Unified Communications

Ericsson CEO declares 5G “open for business” at MWC 2018

5G has long been in development with no shortage of hype surrounding the term - but Ericsson's CEO said at MWC it is officially in the here and now.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018
Unwanted cybercrime awards: Russia tops 'dark web medals' table
Email Security

Unwanted cybercrime awards: Russia tops 'dark web medals' table

RepKnight published an 'alternative olympics' medal table that details the countries that feature most heavily on the dark web - infographic included.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018
Traditional data centres won't cut it for future energy consumption
DataCentre infrastructure

Traditional data centres won't cut it for future energy consumption

Policy Connect's report has revealed there are grim concerns that the demand for data and digital service will exceed energy efficiency gains.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018
Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK
EduTech

Cybercrime becomes most common form of fraud in UK

PwC's study has found for the first time ever cybercrime has become the most common form of fraud with nearly a quarter resulting in a loss of £700k.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2018
Google's data centre investments in EU since 2007 exceed EUR 4.3b
Hyperscale

Google's data centre investments in EU since 2007 exceed EUR 4.3b

Google's data centre investments in EU have reaped widespread benefits according to a recent report from Copenhagen Economics - but change is needed.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2018
Netwise Hosting launches workplace recovery at its data centre
Disaster Recovery

Netwise Hosting launches workplace recovery at its data centre

Workplace recovery allows businesses to protect their operations from a systems and IT infrastructure perspective as well as their physical work area.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 24th Feb 2018
Not-for-profit Bug Bounty project surpasses major milestone
Malware

Not-for-profit Bug Bounty project surpasses major milestone

​The Open Bug Bounty project has reached 100,000 fixed vulnerabilities and is showing no signs of slowing down with changes on the horizon.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
Are UK councils prioritising data collection over security?
EduTech

Are UK councils prioritising data collection over security?

A slamming report found 1 in 4 UK councils experienced a security breach in the last 5 years and more than half didn't even report the incident.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
Expert discusses HPC and benefits of moving data storage out of the city
Hyperscale

Expert discusses HPC and benefits of moving data storage out of the city

For those looking to cut costs, moving non-critical IT requirements outside of their existing Tier 1 location could be an extremely effective measure.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
Cisco launches new network automation portfolio for service providers
IT Automation

Cisco launches new network automation portfolio for service providers

The tech giant says the new release will help improve how global service providers run their large-scale networks.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
Check Point releases January's 'most wanted' malware
Malware

Check Point releases January's 'most wanted' malware

23% of organisations around the world were affected by Check Point's 'most wanted' malware in January, a 'lucrative' revenue stream for criminals.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018
Expert says smart cities will require significant data centre infrastructure
Smart Cities

Expert says smart cities will require significant data centre infrastructure

London was recently named as one of the smart city leaders, but there is still a long way to go as it requires huge amounts of computing power.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018
Apple or Android? Smartphone sales surge 11% in AU
Wearables

Apple or Android? Smartphone sales surge 11% in AU

9.2m smartphones were sold in 2017, a big increase from last year that was largely driven by a 'replacement cycle' from one of the major OS.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018
INTERVIEW: What Google's decision to distrust Symantec certificates means
DevOps

INTERVIEW: What Google's decision to distrust Symantec certificates means

Last year Chrome announced a formal plan to remove trust from Symantec-issued certificates - Venafi's Walter Goulet discusses the implications.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018
INTERVIEW: Kao Data celebrates new London data centre and chairman
DataCentre infrastructure

INTERVIEW: Kao Data celebrates new London data centre and chairman

After launching a data centre campus in London and hiring a new chairman, we spoke to Kao's COO about some of the technical aspects of the facility.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018